Employment Litigation is Rare and most matters are Settled through a Settlement Agreement Document. Costs for such Agreements are commonly between £300 to £1,500 plus VAT (20%). The Employer may reimburse Costs of up to £500 plus VAT (20%). This work concerns taking instructions and negotiations to Settlement. These Negotiations usually resolve in a month.
Occasionally matters cannot be settled and the matter is pursued to a Tribunal. These matters can be complex and may require the assistance of a barrister.
These matters can take between one month to two years due to difficulties in cases being listed.
Costs might be as follows;-
-Initial Instructions and negotiations £1,000 to £1,500 plus VAT (20%)
-Assistance over Grievances and Appeals £1,000 plus VAT (20%)
-Using the ACAS Compulsory Conciliation Procedure £1,000 plus VAT (20%)
-Issuing a Clam £1,000 to £1,500 plus VAT (20%)
-Dealing with Disclosure and Schedule of Loss £1,000 plus VAT (20%)
-Dealing with exchange of documents £1,000 plus VAT (20%)
-Dealing With experts £1,000 plus VAT (20%)
-Directions hearings up to £1,500 plus VAT (20%)
-Instructions on the Trial up to £3,500 which includes preparation of a Trial Bundle and Counsels Fees.
Experts and barristers Fees could be a total of around £8,000 plus VAT (20%)
In more complex cases Costs can get up to around £21,000 plus VAT (20%)
The Team
Shanta Shah (Partner). She has over 30 years experience with this area of law.
Richard Wood (Partner). He has over 30 years experience with this area of law.